<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <text> <s id="1"> <w id="1.1">La</w> <w id="1.2">mijlocul</w> <w id="1.3">secolului</w> <w id="1.4">XVI</w> <w id="1.5">,</w> <w id="1.6">italienii</w> <w id="1.7">erau</w> <w id="1.8">fascinați</w> <w id="1.9">de</w> <w id="1.10">un</w> <w id="1.11">tip</w> <w id="1.12">de</w> <w id="1.13">cântăreţi</w> <w id="1.14">masculini</w> <w id="1.15">a</w> <w id="1.16">căror</w> <w id="1.17">incredibilă</w> <w id="1.18">gamă</w> <w id="1.19">muzicală</w> <w id="1.20">conţinea</w> <w id="1.21">note</w> <w id="1.22">considerate</w> <w id="1.23">anterior</w> <w id="1.24">imposibile</w> <w id="1.25">pentru</w> <w id="1.26">bărbaţii</w> <w id="1.27">adulţi</w> <w id="1.28">.</w> </s> <s id="2"> <w id="2.1">Totuși</w> <w id="2.2">,</w> <w id="2.3">acest</w> <w id="2.4">dar</w> <w id="2.5">i-a</w> <w id="2.6">costat</w> <w id="2.7">scump</w> <w id="2.8">.</w> </s> <s id="3"> <w id="3.1">Pentru</w> <w id="3.2">a</w> <w id="3.3">preveni</w> <w id="3.4">ca</w> <w id="3.5">vocile</w> <w id="3.6">lor</w> <w id="3.7">să</w> <w id="3.8">se</w> <w id="3.9">deterioreze</w> <w id="3.10">,</w> <w id="3.11">aceşti</w> <w id="3.12">cântăreţi</w> <w id="3.13">au</w> <w id="3.14">fost</w> <w id="3.15">castraţi</w> <w id="3.16">înainte</w> <w id="3.17">de</w> <w id="3.18">pubertate</w> <w id="3.19">,</w> <w id="3.20">oprind</w> <w id="3.21">procesele</w> <w id="3.22">hormonale</w> <w id="3.23">ce</w> <w id="3.24">puteau</w> <w id="3.25">aprofunda</w> <w id="3.26">vocile</w> <w id="3.27">lor</w> <w id="3.28">.</w> </s> <s id="4"> <w id="4.1">Cunoscuţi</w> <w id="4.2">drept</w> <w id="4.3">„</w> <w id="4.4">castrati</w> <w id="4.5">”</w> <w id="4.6">,</w> <w id="4.7">vocile</w> <w id="4.8">lor</w> <w id="4.9">uşoare</w> <w id="4.10">şi</w> <w id="4.11">angelice</w> <w id="4.12">erau</w> <w id="4.13">renumite</w> <w id="4.14">în</w> <w id="4.15">toată</w> <w id="4.16">Europa</w> <w id="4.17">,</w> <w id="4.18">până</w> <w id="4.19">când</w> <w id="4.20">această</w> <w id="4.21">procedură</w> <w id="4.22">cruntă</w> <w id="4.23">care</w> <w id="4.24">le-a</w> <w id="4.25">creat</w> <w id="4.26">a</w> <w id="4.27">fost</w>